Philadelphia – Of course, the heritage is nice, and the Ballon Saquon Barkley bearer said that his two -year extension that he had signed on Monday with the Eagles is important to establish this.
The agreement, worth up to $ 41.2 million, maintains Barkley with the Eagles throughout the 2028 season. This also makes him the first ball carrier to sign an average annual agreement of more than $ 20 million.
“Each other position, the value increases each year,” said Barkley, then mentioning other young runners who could obtain major contracts. “So for Bijan (Robinson) and (Jahmyr) Gibbs, (Buffalo’s James) Cook – All those guys who are standing and capable of being paid, I hope they beat it.
“It’s a bit of how I look at it. I am one of those guys who don’t care to know if” oh, is this guy paid more than me or not? “This is what this sport is talking about, by strengthening the position.”
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Of course, Barkley had a record season to obtain this record contract. He rushed to 2,005 yards during the regular season, becoming only the ninth ball carrier in the history of the NFL to reach 2,000 yards. Barkley added 499 more yards in the playoffs, exceeding the unofficial record of the NFL for ground yards in a full season, including the playoffs.
Barkley had 2,504 yards, beating the brand with 2,476 yards of Terrell Davis in 1998 with the Denver Broncos.
But the Barkley contract could also do something else – and it is the payment of the quarterrière Jalen hurts.
As for what he would look like, start with the six -year extension of Josh Allen up to $ 330 million with the Buffalo billsEven if Allen was four years old on his current contract.
The extension keeps Allen in Buffalo throughout the 2030 season, while it is 34 years old. But as crazy as money is money, it makes sense because of what it does in the short term – it actually reduces Allen’s salary.
Barkley’s agreement does the same. It pays him throughout his 31 year season. This could be for Hurts, who signed until 2028, when he was 30 years old. Add a few more years while distributing Hurts’s Salary Hit can help Eagles, especially if they see Hurts like a QB franchise in their thirties.
And why would the Eagles not see Hurts this way after being the MVP of the Super Bowl, leading the Eagles to the match for the title of the NFL twice in three seasons – or twice as much as Allen led the Bills.
As part of the current Allen agreement, it will have $ 44.8 million against the ceiling in 2025 and $ 63.9 million in 2026. For this coming season, the stroke of Allen would be a sixth of the salary ceiling of $ 279 million per team.
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Thus, when the terms of the New Deal of Allen emerge, these blows of capes will undoubtedly be less.
As part of the New Deal Deal de Barkley, its salary ceiling was $ 6.6 million in 2025 and $ 9.9 million in 2026. It was not spectacular before 2029, when it goes to 31 million dollars. But if Barkley still produces, the Eagles can restructure the Barkley contract for a few more years. Or they can get by while saving money on the salary ceiling.
Anyway, Barkley draws the best of both worlds. And it was far from the place where he was last year at that time, when he refused the Giant“The supply of the franchise label, worth around $ 11 million. Barkley was injuring an ankle and was beaten by six seasons of loss mainly in New York.
“When I hit a free agency, I didn’t know how things would go,” said Barkley. “But to be able to sign an agreement here, and I wanted to come here and develop my inheritance and my career, and play with a lot of balls, and have a chance to compete for a championship … It’s just funny how things work.”
Hurts has signed an extension of five years worth 255 million dollars after the 2022 season. For the moment, Hurts wage tubes are manageable for a quarter-back at $ 21.9 million this season and $ 32 million in 2026.
After that, the CAP increased up to $ 42 million and $ 47 million in 2027 and 2028, then, then $ 97 million in 2029, when Hurts was 31 years old. So something should be done before that, of course.
Of course, the question remains so Hurts can be the same dynamic runner that he is aging in the thirties that he is now, and thus remove part of Barkley’s pressure. And Will Hurts has the weapons to throw to do as he now does in Aj Brown and Devonta Smith, who are signed respectively in 2029 and 2028.
Barkley, meanwhile, had 436 races and 46 other receptions last season, including qualifying series, for 482 total keys. Its previous summit for a season was 377 keys with the Giants in 2022.
“It was a long season, a lot of touches,” said Barkley.
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As for the preparation of the 2025 season, Barkley said that he planned to rest, then begins to train, which he said that he had done lightly so far.
“Listening just my body, create a match plan, whether in myself, within my team, with the team here, the coach (running back), the Jemal coach (Singleton),” he said. “Discover the match plan. So, whatever the match plan, go for it and perform it. This is the same state of mind that I had last year.
“Whatever they think can take me to the next level, I’m going to do that.”
And then Barkley said this: “I want to be, otherwise the biggest ball carrier of all time, then one of the greatest runners of all time. I hope I can do it in a uniform of Eagles.”
The Eagles, at least, gave Barkley a chance. And they will probably do it with Hurts in the next year or two.
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This article originally appeared in Delaware News Journal: What the Saquon Barkley contract of the Eagles means for Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen
